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noun

  • The most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible.
  • Astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries.
  • The first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19.
  • A tool for driving or forcing something by impact.
  • Uncastrated adult male sheep.
    • usage: "a British term is `tup'"

verb

  • Strike or drive against with a heavy impact.
    • usage: "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
  • Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically.
    • usage: "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
  • Undergo damage or destruction on impact.
    • usage: "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"
  • Crowd or pack to capacity.
    • usage: "the theater was jampacked"
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(Military) RAM stands for one of the following: raised angle marker; random access memory; random antiterrorism measure
by Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.